Carried to a man (5)

I believe the answer is:

toted

'carried' is the definition.
(toting is a kind of carrying)

'to a man' is the wordplay.
'a man' becomes 'ted' (Ted is a man's name).
'to'+'ted'='TOTED'

(Other definitions for toted that I've seen before include "Carried (something heavy)" , "Carried (a gun?)" , "Bore" , "Carried - conveyed" , "Lugged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.

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